Goodbye Mort Walker

One of the reasons I am a fan of The Daily Star is the cartoon strip of Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey that the paper thoughtfully publishes every day in its Opinion page. The fun, the banter, the prank and the daily fights between Beetle and Sarge have been my daily boost for years now. I took a liking to the humorous human aspects of the gun-bearing military people in Beetle Bailey. The cartoonist Addison Morton Walker was also a military man for a long time. He created as many as 24,562 strips before he passed away on January 27 this year. The sudden news of his death was shocking. I would like to pay my respects to the iconic cartoonist who spread happiness and humour throughout his life. 

M Mainuddin Mainul, By email